Ep. 38: Preston Sturges Goes to Tromaville: A Conversation with Lloyd Kaufman on Golden Age Hollywood

This week on the Ballyhoo, The Two Zach(k)'s (Eastman and Beins) bring the legendary Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Entertainment onto the program for an unforgettable discussion. Listen in as the boys listen to Lloyd express his love for folks like Sam Fuller and Preston Sturges, learn about how Mizoguchi Chaplin have influenced choices in his films, and listen to him express his love for Ernst Lubitsch's 'To Be or Not To Be'. You'll also hear more about Lloyd's career, his fights to see his films make it to the big screen, and how he has even gone to the task of giving forgotten films of the past a home on 'Troma Now!'. ------ To look at more of Lloyd and the wide world of Troma Entertainment, be sure to check out the 'Troma NOW' App, where you will have access to many of the films discussed on today's program. http://watch.troma.com/ Available on Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/troma-now/id1568473401 and Roku: https://channelstore.roku.com/details/92f533debe53ae5b6fbcdec244e7103c/troma-now And keep up with Lloyd and all things Troma on Social Media Twitter: @lloydkaufman @troma_team @TromaNOWApp Instagram: @unclelloydkaufman @watchtromanow @tromanowapp and visit https://www.troma.com/ and https://www.tromadirect.com/ for more on upcoming work like #ShakespeareShitstorm and to buy DVDs and Blurays from the Troma Catalog And as always, be sure to listen to Zack Beins' wonderful podcast, TALKIN' TROMA! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxMeEKADhO-vHJOnhh2c_w Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talkin-troma-with-zack-beins/id1561181245 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/talkin-troma-with-zack-beins Golden Age Hollywood Films Lloyd Suggested and Mentioned on the episode: Princess Yang Kwei Fei- dir. Kenji Mizoguchi Rio Bravo- dir. Howard Hawks Sullivan's Travels- dir. Preston Sturges The Miracle of Morgan Creek- dir. Preston Sturges The Great Dictator- dir. Charlie Chaplin Marnie- dir. Alfred Hitchcock Monsieur Verdoux- dir. Charlie Chaplin To Be Or Not To Be- dir. Ernst Lubitsch The Bad and The Beautiful- Vincente Minelli The Legend of Lylah Clare- dir. Robert Aldrich Bambi- supervising dir. David Hand